Dutch Journalist Gillian de Nooijer joins me for a conversation about the Dutch far right.
Find Gillian on Bsky: Gilliandn.bsky.social and on twitter: @GillianDN
We discuss Geert Wilders, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Pim Fortuyn (who was assassinated in 2002) and self-described conspiracy theorist Thierry Baudet. We also chat about the controversial blackface character in The Netherlands known as Zwarte Piet, Eurabia & Netherabia conspiracy theories…. Douglas Murray comes up… and so does Israel….
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Douglas Murray Speech at Pim Fortuyn Memorial Titled: ‘What are we to do about Islam? A speech to the Pim Fortuyn Memorial Conference on Europe and Islam’
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dutch citizenship controversy: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/16/nicholaswatt.mainsection
Theo Van Gogh assassinated and Ayaan threatened https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/11/29/dutch-politician-plans-sequal-to-gogh-movie
Islamophobia in Europe: How governments are enabling the far-right ‘counter-jihad’ movement
(More info about funders of anti muslim organizations, publications and public figures like Geert Wilders) https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/192414854/Aked_Jones_Miller_Counterjihad_report_2019.pdf
Geert Wilders' questionable American patron https://www.ftm.eu/articles/geert-wilders-american-patron
Vox explainer on Zwarte Piet https://youtube.com/shorts/TDA4HbuEcxM?si=Khja025EQsfpHZ-c
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